quota refugee

noun

a refugee who's been relocated, by the UNHCR, to some other country than the one they sought asylum in, in accordance with certain UN quotas

Meanings

nounquota refugee (plural quota refugees)

plural quota refugees

  1. a refugee who's been relocated, by the UNHCR, to some other country than the one they sought asylum in, in accordance with certain UN quotas

Translations

Danish kvoteflygning
  • kvoteflygningquota refugee
Finnish kiintiöpakolainen
  • kiintiöpakolainenquota refugee
Norwegian Bokmål kvoteflyktning
  • kvoteflyktningquota refugee
Swedish kvotflykting
  • kvotflyktingquota refugee
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